Wire fastener



May 4 1926. 1,583,265 A G. F. VOIGHT WIRE FAS TENER Filed August 1o,1925 Patented May 4,- Y1926.

UNITED Asiarss enonen r. voient', or OAKLAND, cerimoniale.

WIRE FASTENR.

Application ld .August '10, 1925. Serial No. 49,298.

To all whomy 'it may coince/Mi:

Be it known that GEORGE F. VOIGHT,

a citizen of the United States, residing' at Oakland, in the `county ofAlameda and State of California, have invented new and usefulImprovements in VVre Fasteners,l of which the ollowinv is aspecification.

My invention relaates to improvements in wire `fasteners particularlyadapted for attaching metal lath in outstanding relation to the wallsheathin although also useful or other purposes, and

in whichia spacing element .is carried on a nail or driven element.

One of the objects of the present invention is the provision of aspacing element of novel form; a further object is the provision ofnovel means for normally frictionally locking the spacing element on theforward end of the nail to resist movement relative thereto, but'slidable thereon for cooperation with the head of the nail for binding'the lath therebetween, when the nail is operatively v driven in thevwall sheathing against which the spacing element is seated.

vWith the foregoing and still further objects and purposes in view whichwill appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts and in the details of constructionhereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention herein disf closed can be madewithin the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

In' the accompanying drawings-- Figure 1 is a view in-elevation of awire fastener constructed in accordance with my invention, disposedagainst the wall sheathing of' a structure preparatory to driving itthereinto, and a section of lath wire;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of one of' the present fasteners attachedat a portion of the wall sheathing, the latter shown in section, and across section of the metal lath confined between the nail head and thespacing elements;

Figurel 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but with the spacing elementshown sectionally;

of stucco i structures,

Figure 4 is a view on line 44f of Fig. 2;

Figure 5 is a view on line 5-5 ofFig. 2;

Figure 6 is a median sectional elevation along one diameter of thespa'cin element, a side elevation vof the lower portion of the nail,.anda sectionalview 'of a frag-mental portion of the wall sheathin c Figure7 is a stamping s owing one step in the construction of the spacingelement. 4Referring to the drawings in detail, throughout which likereference characters designate like-partez,

The ni'nnerals 1, 2 and 3 designate the wall sheathing, meta'l lath, andwire fastener, respectively;4 l v The wall sheathing 1, which comprises,preferably, the usua boards nailed across the stud and other frametimbers. forming the frame-work of the walls of lstucco struc.-

`tures, forms the backing for the stucco com.

position (not shown) and the support to' which the metallath 2 isattached in outstanding relationby means lof the wire fasteners 3. I

The lath 2, which may comprise any suitable wire fabric,.or the like,including the wire netting commonly known as poultry netting, forms thereinforcement forth stucco composition, the latter being applied byspreading it on 'the wall sheathing l and on and around the lath 2 untila stucco coat of suitable thickness is obtained.

The wire. fastener 3 comprises a nail 4 provided with the usualhead5,`and a spacing element 6. The latter comprising an oblong strip ofsheet metal bowed upwardly intermediate its ends lin the lzorm of' anarch having vrelatively long side limbs 7, which terminate at theirlower ends in outwardly extending supporting lips 8, which are adaptedto scat against the wall sheath- `supports for thel side extendin ver#tically through the apex o the arch in the equi-distant fromeach.

The side limbs 7 are provided, each, with plane of the projectionsl 9and, preferably,

a pair of spaced conical indents 11 struck thereinto from the outerside, thereby forming corresponding projections 12 on the inner side.These indents and resultant proremaining two onI the opposite sidethereof.

The spacing element 6 is intended to be factory assembled on the forwardend ofV the nail 4, as shown in Figs. 1 and ,6, and carriedthereon,'thereby facilitating the apj plication of the fastener to thelath for at,- taching it to the wall sheathing. It is thereforepreferable tqarrange the distance -between the side limbs 7, relative tothe diameter of the nail, so that the latter will bear against theformer with sufficient pressure to resist removal therefrom, butyslidable therebetween when 'the lspacing element is Aseated against thewall Asheathing and the nail operatively/driven therein.

4 is graspedby its upperA end and its forward end together with thespacing element 'rojected through a suitable mesh of the ath and againstthe face-of the wall sheathing. It is next manipulated so as to bringthe nail along one side of one of the wires forming the mesh, with oneofthe projecttions 9 disposed on the opposite side thereof- (see Fig.1). The nail isV then driven into the wall sheathing until the head 5engages and binds' the lath down firmly on the apex` of the spacingelement, between one of the projections 9k andthe nail (see Figs. 2 and3). The fasteners may be disposed at 4such intervals along the lath asfound best suited to the work to be performed. v

It is to be understood that, if preferred, the spacing element may be.assembledon the nail at' a distance thereon above'the point.

I claim:

1. A wire fastener comprising, a spacing element formed of a strip offlat metal bent flat-ways longitudinally, thereby forming an apex havingan opening therethrough and a pair of parallelside-limbs having theirfree ends bent outwardly in opposite directions to form a pair ofsupporting lips, and a cooperating nail projecting through said openingand between said side-limbs, said nail bearing against said side-limbsbe- I low said opening to normally resist removal from therebetween'butlongitudinally slidably along the inner face sides of said ysidelimbs`when said nail is operatively driven in a support against which saidsupporting lips are seated.

cibly moved longitudinallybetwen said sidelimbs for projecting it into asupport for bindingsaid spacing elementthereagainst.

3. A wire fastener of thel character described, comprising, a spacingelement formed of a strip of-flat metal bent intermediate its ends toform an apex and a pair of spaced side-limbs terminating at their freeends in opposed supporting, lipsand a cooperating nail projectingvertically through said apex and between said side-limbs 4and bearingagainst the inner face sides of the latter below said apex, saidside-limbs having means on the inner sides in bearing envgagement withopposite sides of saidA nail. To apply my improved fastener, the nail 4.A wire fastener comprising, a spacing element formed of sheet metal andbowed fiat-ways longitudinally in the form of a loop, the apex of thelatter provided with an opening, and a cooperating nail projectinglongitudinally through said loop through said opening, said loop havingprojections onits inner side bearing against said nail a distance belowsaid openin 5. In combination, a spacing element comrising a stripoffiat metal bowed flat-ways ongitudinally lin the form of an arch havingparallel spaced side limbs, a pair of spaced projections on the innerside of one of said side limbs, andI a cooperating nail projectingthrough the apex of the spacing element and between said side limbs andbetween said projections, said nail having a head for engaging andbinding a lath wire on said apex. j

6. In combination, a spacing element comprising a strip of flat metalbent flat-ways.

intermediate its ends in the form of an arch having spaced side limbsdisposed in parallelism, each of said side limbs havin a pair ofprojections on its inner side, an a cooperating nail projecting throughthe apex of saidarch and between said airs of projections and to bearagainst the atter to normally resist movementrelative thereto, f

but operatively slidable therebetween when" driven in a support againstwhich said spacing element is seated.

7. ln combination, a spacing element comprising a strip of flat metalbent flat-ways longitudinally in the form of a. loop having parallelspaced side members, a pair of spaced projections on the inner side ofone of said side members, a pair of spaced-projections on the inner sideof the opposite side member, said last named projections registeringaxially with said first named projections, and a nail projecting throughthe apex of said loop and between each pair of sald projections, saidapex having a lath retaining projection on each side of said nail and ina plane therewith, said nail having a head adapted to bind a lath Wireon 10 said apex between one of said last named projections and saidnail.

GEORGE F. VOIGHT.

